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A Lancaster native with an ever-growing list of major accomplishments in business and political arenas will be recognized this week in his hometown.

Rick C. Wade, a 1980 Lancaster High School graduate and former Lancaster High student body president, will be honored at a special event on Friday, June 8, at the Lancaster Golf Club Fairway Room. The function, which includes a 6 p.m. reception and 8 p.m. dinner, is a fundraiser of the Lancaster County Democratic Party.

An underage alcohol sting resulted in the ticketing of six convenience store workers in the southern part of the county last month.

Held May 18 between 5 and 7 p.m., the joint undercover operation was conducted by investigators with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office and an agent with the S.C. Law Enforcement Division, according to various sheriff’s office incident reports.

Emergency responders from Chesterfield and Lancaster counties converged on the scene on U.S. 601 near the old Lynches River Bridge and after a two-and-a-half hour-search recovered the body of Jontavis Jamar Pegues, 17.

The remote area reportedly has no cell-phone coverage, so witnesses to the drowning were delayed in calling authorities,

A new law enforcement grant may help to curb the surge of financial and identity theft related crimes in the county.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office announced last week it was awarded a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) for $71,647 to fund a white collar crime investigator, according to a sheriff’s office press release. The sheriff’s office learned the news on May 25, making this the second year they have been awarded the grant.

Jesef Williamsjwilliams@thelancasternews.com
The saga continues regarding the location of Lancaster Summer Fest, a highly anticipated concert set for next weekend.
The Saturday, June 9, event, featuring rappers Slick Rick and Chubb Rock, was initially planned for Memorial Stadium.
After an issue with the contract, it was announced that the event was moved to the Lancaster County Fairgrounds.

Reece Murphyrmurphy@thelancasternews.com
Two Lancaster County fire chiefs will be inducted into the S.C. Firefighters Hall of Fame next week.
Retired Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department Chief Paul Blackwelder and late Elgin Volunteer Fire Department Chief Dennis Cauthen will be inducted during the S.C. Firefighters Association Conference in Myrtle Beach June 4 through June 9 at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.
The men’s names will join those of 188 other hall of fame inductees from across the state.
Blackwelder

Christopher Sardellicsardelli@thelancasternews.com
An investigation into missing UPS packages led local authorities to arrest a Lancaster man for a string of burglaries throughout the county.
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office has charged Timothy Eric Shrader, 29, 2293 Kershaw Camden Highway, with second-degree burglary, three counts of breaking and entering an automobile and one count of receiving stolen goods, according to a sheriff’s office incident report.

Christopher Sardellicsardelli@thelancasternews.com
A Heath Springs couple is behind bars after they were arrested for assaulting and robbing a man late last month.
Carl Thomas Ferrill, 28, and Kayla Ann Mangum, 26, both of 1870 Baysprings Road, Heath Springs, were arrested May 27 and each charged with strong-arm robbery, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office incident report.
The charges are related to an assault that sent a 47-year-old man to the hospital because of multiple head and neck injuries.

Christopher Sardellicsardelli@thelancasternews.com
No arrests have been made in the case of an elderly couple threatened outside a Lancaster home by a man who had a butcher knife in his pocket.
Officers were called to a home in the 100 block of South Hughes Street about 2 p.m. May 20, after reports of a disorderly person, according to a Lancaster Police Department incident report.